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Today in Kuwait's history

KUWAIT, Nov 22 (KUNA)

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1980 -- Kuwait Society for the Advancement of Arab Children was declared.
1990 -- The Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met US President George W. Bush in Jeddah and expressed hope that their next meeting would be held in Kuwait, after liberating the country from the Iraqi occupation.
1999 -- The National Assembly rejected bill 9/1999, on the amendment of the first article of law 35 for 1962, on the election of members of the National Assembly, which concerned women's participation in voting and running in elections.
1999 -- First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah inaugurated the Free Trade Zone in Kuwait, with the aim of allowing the private sector to participate in national economy development.
1999 -- A Kuwaiti-British team of archeologists discovered ancient tombs that date back to the Bronze Age in Al-Subbia, north of Kuwait City. The discovery is the first of its kind in Kuwait.
2000 -- Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) discovered, for the first time, huge quantities of light crude oil in its northern fields. The oil well discovered in Al-Subbia field is named "SA 153", and the oil is the purest to be discovered in Kuwait.
2005 -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sponsored the celebration of the golden anniversary of Shuwaikh School, held in Kuwait University. The school was established in 1953 on a 2.5 million meters square area. The building included classrooms, labs, gyms, dorms, teachers housing, and a hospital. (end) mb